Winter Storm, Indiana
- When
- January 6, 10:00 AM EST to January 7, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Indiana forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2009
Low pressure moving northeast toward the Ohio valley produced a mix of snow and freezing rain across the region. Ice accumulations of one quarter inch or more fell across Garrett county Maryland, and parts of western Pennsylvania along and north of Interstate 80.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Low pressure moving northeast toward the Ohio valley produced a mix of snow and freezing rain across the region. Ice accumulations of one quarter inch or more fell across Garrett county Maryland, and parts of western Pennsylvania along and north of Interstate 80.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Forest
- When
- January 6, 10:00 AM EST to January 7, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.513, -79.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 6, 10:00 AM EST to January 7, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.128, -78.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clarion
- When
- January 6, 10:00 AM EST to January 7, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clarion forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.192, -79.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mercer
- When
- January 6, 10:00 AM EST to January 7, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.302, -80.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Venango
- When
- January 6, 10:00 AM EST to January 7, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Venango forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.401, -79.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 2009
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 6 to 7, 2009
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 6, 2009
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Washington, January 6 to 8, 2009
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 6, 2009
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Georgia, January 6 to 11, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, January 6 to 7, 2009
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 6 to 8, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 6, 2009
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, January 6 to 8, 2009
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 6 to 8, 2009
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 2009
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 147309, 147311, 147313, 147316, 147319, 151612.